2 Samuel 2:14 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁴And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

2 Samuel 2:14 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 2:17
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Proverbs 10:23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Proverbs 26:18-19
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, …
Proverbs 25:8
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Proverbs 20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 8-17)

Here is, I. A rivalship between two kings—David, whom God made king, and Ishbosheth, whom Abner made king. One would have thought, when Saul was slain, and all his sons that had sense and spirit enough to take the field with him, David would come to the throne without any opposition, since all Israel knew, not only how he had signalized himself, but how manifestly God had designated him to it; but…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 14)

8-17. Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host took Ish-bosheth--Here was the establishment of a rival kingdom, which, however, would probably have had no existence but for Abner. Ish-bosheth--or “Esh-baal” (1Ch 8:33; 9:39). The Hebrews usually changed names ending with Baal into Bosheth (“shame”) (compare Jud 9:53 with 2Sa 11:21). This prince was so called from his imbecility. Abner--was firs…